Spreading it Around

Alton Little Theater, Alton, IL – 2022 Poor inept Larry Drayton, is another of my “bad guy” roles. Not evil, just lazy and money-hungry. Larry and his wife Traci go to visit his mother at her retirement home in Florida after he is told accidentally about his mother’s strange spending habits by her broker. A […]

Oliver!

Looking Glass Playhouse, Lebanon, IL – 2022 Mr. Bumble Lionel Bart’s adaptation of Charles Dicken’s novel. I played Mr. Bumble, the beadle of the orphanage where we find Oliver at the show’s beginning. Pompous, boisterous, and self-important without reason, always looking for the easy way. The first of my “bad guy” roles.

The Audience

Looking Glass Playhouse, Lebanon, IL – 2022 John Major Playing a present-day historical figure was a new one for me. Prime Minister John Major. In a show that takes place mostly in a single set of just two chairs. Queen Elizabeth II meets with various of her Prime Ministers. Showcasing her and the issues she […]

Disaster!

Looking Glass Playhouse, Lebanon, IL – 2021 Dr. Ted Scheider Disaster expert. This campy, nostalgia-filled jukebox musical features hits from the ’70s and the Disco era. Inspired by ’70s disaster movies like The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno, and Earthquake, the story follows a scientist trying to save a casino boat on the Hudson from […]

Lend Me a Tenor

Looking Glass Playhouse, Lebanon, IL – 2021 Tito Morrelli My return to the stage after the COVID-19 pandemic was in a new area, the St. Louis metro. In this show, I played Tito Morelli, an Italian tenor with more than a few issues. Tito arrives at his hotel suite in Cleveland, Ohio, to perform at […]

A Christmas Carol: a play in five acts

Theatre121, Woodstock, IL – 2019 Troupe Director, Various A Christmas Carol: A Play in Five Acts was an original adaptation of Dickens’ work, using the premise of a troupe of actors performing the story to frame the play. My multiple roles included that of the theatre director and various characters in the show itself. For […]

Mamma Mia!

Theatre121, Woodstock, IL 2019 Ensemble Such a fun show! Ensemble again, which meant a lot of work, a lot of singing and dancing, and on top of all of that I was also Prop Master. So I’m not in a lot of these shots, but my props might be.

The Pirates of Penzance

PM&L Theatre, Antioch, IL – 2019 Ensemble One of my favorites, I have a deep appreciation for Guilbert and Sulivan and growing up watching the Movie with Linda Ronstadt and Kevin Kline every time it showed on HBO just reinforced it. Gladly in the ensemble for this playing both a pirate and a policeman. I […]

The Diviners

PM&L Theatre, Antioch IL – 2019 Ferris Layman, An ordinary man in a not-so-ordinary world. A single father doing his best to run his business and raise his children (a sexually emerging daughter, and an extremely special needs son) hoping the ex-preacher stranger who just walked into his life may help.